Healthy fats offer several health benefits, including helping your body absorb nutrients, protecting your organs, and reducing the risk of heart disease by controlling cholesterol and blood pressure. Avocados are a great source of healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats), providing about 9.5 grams per half-fruit serving, but they're not the only option.

1. Sunflower Seeds

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Healthy fats: 13.5 grams (g)

Serving size: 1/4 cup

Sunflower seeds are a feel-good snack that are also full of healthy fats. Unlike avocados, these seeds have more polyunsaturated fats than monounsaturated fats .

Both types of unsaturated fat can help lower your LDL ("bad") cholesterol. Your body can make monounsaturated fats, but you have to get polyunsaturated fat fro

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